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FINANCIAL TIMES
Sunday, 18 May 2025
 
 
 

World News

 
 
 
US nuclear sector goes on spending spree to fight subsidy cuts
 
Sam Altman-backed Oklo increased lobbying budget by 500 per cent year-on-year
 
 
Five spectacular hotel revamps
 
Stunning renovations that guarantee the greatest escapes  
 
 
Can Britain’s neighbours help it keep the lights on?
 
Greater interconnection should boost system’s resilience but also exposes electricity to political tensions
 
 
Statistics wrestles with the rising probability of dud data
 
Bigger samples are not enough when survey bias goes unchecked
 
 
Nvidia seeks to build its business beyond Big Tech
 
Chipmaker establishes ties with nation states and ‘neoclouds’ in effort to reduce reliance on Microsoft, Amazon and Google
 
 
 

Markets

 
 
 
Slow Chinese rare earth export approvals threaten supply chains
 
Licensing delays under new regime put at risk shipments of materials crucial for products from EVs to fighter jets
 
 
Hong Kong stocks outperform mainland China by most since 2008
 
Worries about Chinese economy and enthusiasm for HK tech stocks drive record high flows into city from mainland
 
 
ECB may have to cut interest rates below 2%, former hawk says
 
Downside risks to growth and inflation have become bigger, Belgian’s central bank governor warns
 
 
Is it time for a ‘mid-retirement MOT’?
 
Giving your finances a check-up can be vital for those who embarked on retirement on an unsustainable financial footing
 
 
Crypto traders who won dinner with Donald Trump also made big profits
 
Some wallets that scooped up large chunks of the president’s token have already transferred them
 
 
 

Companies

 
 
 
It pays to use AI on the sly at work
 
That’s why companies need to think of ways to encourage open adoption
 
 
Alcohol sales hit more by screen time than health fears, Asahi head says
 
Brewer’s chief says gaming, streaming and social media have eaten into drinking’s share of ‘entertainment and joy’
 
 
‘Clients cannot do nothing forever’: Randstad CEO on recruiting in a stalled market
 
Sander van ’t Noordende hopes technology can energise a jobs market hampered by low vacancies and productivity
 
 
Swiss footwear upstart On bets big on China
 
Fast-growing trainer maker backed by Roger Federer joins brands taking global market share from Nike and Adidas
 
 
What do AI chatbots say about their own bosses — and their rivals?
 
Leading models are sycophantic about their makers, critical of rivals but agree on one thing: the brilliance of AI chiefs
 
 
 

Opinion

 
 
 
The scourge of the ‘woke right’
 
The radical Maga right has a way of looking at the world that chimes with the illiberal left
 
 
The deal that has spurred Apollo’s plan to remake Wall Street
 
Acquisition of securitised asset business from Credit Suisse has become a cornerstone of private asset group’s strategy
 
 
When foraging turns toxic
 
Mother Nature isn’t always the sweet, nurturing soul we want her to be
 
 
 
 
 
 
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